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Questions for discussion:
I like to imagine that it is a really small dragon which you can keep in your pocket but when you need to it can grow huge so that you can ride it.

I came across these amazing images in a Sunday supplement. I followed them up and got permission to use them here and in schools. They are by a Parisien artist called Laurent Chehere. I would link them to 'Pixar's Up'
Children could describe them in 1st person imagining they are looking up at them. They could discuss where they are landing, how they are flying etc.

I think this image is great for writing a flashback. The story could begin with this image, then the children could flash back to describe how she ended up in there.

I saw these two images on a Trafford Centre Advert. They could spark a discussion about healthy lifestyles.

All statues have a back story, the children can write that. Who is it? What is? Where is it? Does it come alive? What happens? Is it watching us? What is it thinking?

With thanks to Jane Hewitt

Imagine you discover this 'shed' at the bottom of your garden, What is inside? I can imagine it's magical inside, much bigger than it seems on the outside. Perhaps lit by candles, strange instruments on the tables, cobwebbed and dusty.
Behind you the door closes gently and you espy this man sat in emerald green robes, peering at you over his glasses, the candles flicker and die out. It's pitch black and he whispers....

Allow the children 10 words only. No more and no less. What does the Wizard say to them? Make it mysterious. This is the opening scene to a story. Perhaps something like "Come, follow me.. Don't make a sound, she is upstairs!"

What has happened? How did it happen? Who did it? Why did they do it? What will happen next?

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Watch the film through. Simply pause the film on a beautiful scene and then ask the children to describe it. Simple!

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Signs of Summer in Nature – What to Look For - Woodland Trust

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Discover the signs of the changing seasons – look for trees in full leaf, summer flowers blooming, butterflies, bats, grasshoppers and more.

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Number sequencing

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https://www.rte.ie/culture/2019/0424/1045331-oro-se-do-bheatha-abhaile/

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Óró sé do bheatha bhaile - Interactive Lesson

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Different Families, Same Love competition returns for May 2025!

The INTO LGBT+ Teachers' Group are delighted to announce the return of the Different Families, Same Love competition for May 2025.

To mark International Family Equality Day (IFED) and International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) we are asking teachers to take action in their classrooms between the 4th and 17th of May to celebrate the diversity of people and families in Ireland and to address and prevent homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools.

iPads for Jnr and Snr category winners

Raffle for One4All voucher for all participating teachers

Hampers of books for Whole School category winners and runners up to all categories

This competition is open to all primary schools and special schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Junior: Infants to 2nd Class/P1-P4

Senior: 3rd to 6th Class/P5-P7

Whole school (2 or more classes collaborating)

Tá fáilte faoi leith roimh iarratais ó Ghaelscoileanna agus scoileanna Gaeltachta.

Competition entries, like our families, can take many forms so you and your students can choose to enter as an individual class or work together with other classes to create a whole school entry based on the theme 'Different Families, Same Love'.

relevance to the theme e. showcasing lots of different types of family structures and identities, including gender identities (40 marks)

overall quality of the work (30 marks)

creativity and originality (20 marks) and

how well the learning was shared with wider audiences (10 marks) *NB*

Note:
Whole school entries must show evidence of work from two or more classes.

1. Browse the recommended resources below

2. Explore the theme 'Different Families, Same Love' with your class

3. Share your learning with others (school/families/wider community). If sharing online, use the hashtag #differentfamiliessamelove

4. Download and complete the entry form

5. Send the entry form and evidence of your project (photos, videos, mp3, children's artwork etc.) to differentfamiliessamelovecomp@gmail.com

6. Closing date for entries is 5 pm Friday, 23rd May

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Different Families, Same Love Competition - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

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The INTO LGBT+ Teachers' Group are delighted to announce the return of the Different Families, Same Love competition for May 2025. To mark International Family Equality Day (IFED) and International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) we are asking teachers to take action in their classrooms between the 4th and 17th of May to celebrate the diversity of people and families in Ireland and to address and prevent homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools.